Signal apparatus for vehicles.



M. CUMMINS.

SIGNAL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

APPUCATION man MAR, 14. '91s.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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M. cummms, SIGNAL APPARATUS FOR VEHIQLES APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. 1916.

- Patented Aug. 21, 191?.

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SvIGrllil'AI; APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed March H To at'Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, their CUMMINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jeii'erson, in the county of Ashtabula and Sta to of Ohio, have invented new and useful improvements in Signal Apparatus for Ve I hieles, of which thefollowing is a, speeifieatill tion.

This invention relates th improvements in signaling apparatus for vehicles and has particular application to automatic signaling apparatus. I r

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide automatic signaling apparatus which may he used upon antomobiles, street ears railroad cars and other vehicles and which will operate automatically to indicate when the operator of the signal equipped vehicle is about to stop and, in the ease of ZLIllZOHlObllGS and other motor vehicles, when the signal equipped vehicle, is about to make a turn to the right or left.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts here :inalter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation oi? signaling apparatus constructed in accordanee with the present invention, the same being shown as applied to a motor vehiele, parts hein shown in section.

2 is an end view of the same, partly diagrammatic and partly in section.

Fig. .l is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a hose plate which may he arranged across the hack of a motor vehicle. Secured to the hose plate 1 adjacent to the respective ends thereof and projecting upwnrdly there from. are tubes 2, 2 and formed on the upper ends of the tubes are outwardly curved arms Pivoted upon the arms 3 are signal blades 4 normally disposed in vertical position and lying alongside of the respective tubes and capable of swinging movement to horieontal position. Fastened to the bottom. of the base plate 1 below one Specification. of Letters IlFatent.

, 1916. Serial 150.

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34%, Till of the tubes is a. casing having the lower end open. Formed integral with the lower edges of the side walls oi the casing 5 ere pairs of bearing lugs 63,-? and 8. The lugs 6 and 8 are arranged adjacent to the end walls of the casing, while the lugs 7 or disposed between the lugs 8 and journaled in the lugs '7 is n pivot rod 9 upon which is pivoted the lower end of a vertical arm 10 projecting upwardly into the casing 5 and rotatably mounted upon the upper end of the arm 10 is a roller 11. This arm 10 is normall; disposed in. a vertical position and is capable of swinging movement to one side or the other of the vertical position. Fixed upon one end of the shaft 9 and projecting upwardly therefrom parallel with the 10 is a connecting arm 12 arranged upon the outer side of the casing 5 and the upper end of the connecting arm 12 is eonneeted through the medium of a rod with the lower end oi the steering arm of the motor vehicle, as clearly shown in. Big. 1 of the drawings, sothat iipon the turning of the steering eoluittn to turn the steering" wh .l in one direction or the other, the rod will be pulled or pushed with the to rotate the shaft 9 and swing th erni 10 in a. direction corresponding-1; to ment of the steering wheel. across the casing 5 and suitel' the side walls thereof are plfiOb re 1 arranged above the arm 10 and disposed upon opposite sides of the 'normul position of the arm and pivoted upon the rod 1 1- is an angle lever 16 having one leg projecting upwardly and the other leg curved and projecting downwardly over the roller 11 on the arm 10. Pivoted between its ends upon the rod is a. lever 17 having one end projecting toward the end wall of the casing adjacent to the lower curved leg of the levei' 16 and. the other end curved and projecting downwardly towm'd the other end wall of the casing: and intersecting the lower leg of the lever 16 at a point above the roller 11 on the arm 10. The edges of the levers l6 'and 1.7 in juxtaposition to the roller ii are out out to conform to the curvature of the roller so that the latter may be disrejecting into met 51(18- ex vi a me lower enoe e x) c to H1,"

transmit-cal from in elie opei'eiicn c below and line rod 2? with ifoe the upper end. end of lever l.

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medium of a link 28 with en 2?; fizze. upon one end of a, snail wumoled suitable be: emi projecting from islie casing 5 toward the Iemoie tube 22. The end of the 5% remote from the casing 5 is disposed a, V in line Wit-i1 the tube 2 mounted upc Such eni of she shaft 39 l 31. ccnnecizecl iircugh the 32 with the signal oi-ecle 2 above the creel: enci of tile shefi; In preciice, when ime em; if; is evmmg in one du'ecticn, the rcler llCiES upon the lower portion of the l-ver the lower end of such i-ever upwardly anti the upper end (low thereby ling the rod 27 i0 Swill e signal biecie 4i i'vcm vertical position in lioi'izoniel. posiiion to indicate the direction in Ich vehicle is abcui; to turn. G11 i 1* iizziil, when the arm swung flee other clireciien, the roller 11 rides upon the iovver: portion of the lever 1621115. swings me upper-c1165 of the lever 16 with iheefiec; to eoiete the shefiflfi through the me 'iiiim of the link 28 one; the 29 in this movement of the shaft 30 the cialili arm. 31 e116 the remoie end thereof aciuetes the reel 32 to swingiiie other arm 4. to infiiceie that Hoe vehicle 1'? and swings;

; is eboiii, to turn iii the other direction,

W hen the brake pedal or brake lever is swung to apply the brakes, the arms 20 e116 21 are simultzmecusly and en 'e instance, cute CPA i oi 4; l is equip e with e lamp Lerminel of i lamp 33-3 "on biede while the is ccnncci ecl with 2. contact ed. by Eric inc sige zl insole fl e; 111 and eii egc 2011.2v XL, l car i upper aid 0: lie em? iicsuieie i iei'ef'com I A. iii,

r: l J V 37 is CJOSGCl in "she upv' ,ici movement of eithe one of ahe Mme 4% the cont-ace Siillp cage '5 he correependiog finger ehereby closing iiie circuit of the lamp 33 and energizing the letter.

While K have herein shown and described 7 'ill'effilfed form of my invention by Way llustreiiom 1 Wish it to be understood that cio i102; limit or confine myself to the precise scribed e113; @helineeteci, as mcclificaizion and variation. may be made within the scope of the claims and without departing from the spirii iiie invention.

1 cleim: l, signal. apparatus f r motor vehicles,

piece arranged across ihe vehicle, verticei cubes secuved to said base plate. adjacent to the ends ihcreof encl projecting ipdly ihereicm, signal blades pivoted on up??? c said tubes and normally lying alcegeide said cubes in verticei posiion and able of swinging movement to nociz'ontei pcsition, levers pivoted for swinging movement connections between one emi oieach lever a corresponding one of said signal blades, means adapted to engage the remaining; encis of said 1e: ere

signal blades from vertical position to nori. zon'el position, encl means for engaging the remaining ends of seiol levers simultaneousiy to swing the latter to actuate said signal blades from vertical position to horizoncal position 2 In signal apparatus for motor vehicles, a base plate arranged. across the vehicie, vertical tubes secureci to such base plate ecljecent to the ends thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, signal biedes pivoted on upper end of said tubes normally lying in inactive position, anal capable of movementco active or signaling position, lovers QiVGlZed for swinging movement, connections between one enci of each lever and e ccr eepozirling one of said Sig el. lolaclee ssfiee Will-381 controlled; means a ptecl to e she remaining eneis of semiievers lie of cons ticuction herein de-' the signaiing blacies from non-signaling position to signalin position, brake pedal controlled means '0I engaging the remaining ends of said levers slmultaneouslyto swing the latter to actuate said signaling blades to signaling position, and means for illuminating said signal blades,

In testimony whereof I afi'x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' MARK GUMMINS.

Witnesses:

G. BENNETT 

